Of Men and War

Directed by Laurent Bécue-Renard

Documentary | 2014 | 142 min

Produced by Alice Films & Louise Productions

Synopsis

Anger consumes a dozen combat vets long after their return from the front. The warriors in Of Men and War have come home to the United States, but their minds are stuck out on the battlefield. Like figures from a Greek tragedy, all have traumatic memories that haunt them to this day. Ghosts and echoes of the war fill their lives. Threats seem to spring out from everywhere. Wives, children, and parents bear the burden of their shattered spirits.

At the Pathway Home, a first-of-its-kind PTSD therapy center, the film's protagonists resolve themselves to end the ongoing destruction. Their therapist, a Vietnam War vet himself, helps the young men forge a meaning from their trauma. Over years of therapy, Of Men and War explores their exhausting paths to recovery, as they attempt to make peace with themselves, their past and their families.